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Dharamsala, May 17 : Welcome to the all-important clash between Punjab and Chennai from Dharamsala. Both teams have to win this match to keep their chances of qualifying for the knock-outs alive. A loss for Punjab and they will be out of the picture for the play-offs. A win for Chennai will put them in a better position to qualify for the play-offs. Stay tuned for the toss and the team updates.

Kings XI Punjab have won the toss and elected to field

Gilchrist is leading the side today

Gilchrist: All the teams that come here appreciate the beauty of this ground. We really enjoy playing our cricket here. There is a bit of grass cover on the wicket and we have Harris in our side so hopefully we can get a few early wickets. Sid Chitnis and Harris come in.

Dhoni: This is fantastic weather to play cricket. We have to travel quite a bit to get here but I think it's a lovely place to play at. The ball travels fast out here, the pace bowlers get some assistance so it's a good wicket to play on. It is important to keep it simple, stick to our plans and try and focus on the present. Even we would have liked to bowl first because we thought chasing on this track would have been relatively easy. Faf makes way for Albie today.

David Hussey: Michael Hussey is a really good player and he is always focussed on a big game. It is important for both the sides and we hope to put in a good performance. I would love to bowl to Michael and get him out. I hope he gets a few runs but I hope we win the match. It is fantastic that Gilly is back today, he's a brilliant player.

Teams:

Kings XI Punjab (Playing XI): Adam Gilchrist(w/c), Mandeep Singh, Nitin Saini, David Hussey, Azhar Mahmood, Gurkeerat Singh, Siddharth Chitnis, Piyush Chawla, Ryan Harris, Praveen Kumar, Parvinder Awana

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Michael Hussey, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Albie Morkel, Srikkanth Anirudha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ben Hilfenhaus, Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh